Our ride to the ME coast...

We decided to take a long ride to Boothbay Ha-Ba (harbor spoken with Maine accent). It took longer than we expected and it was smaller than expected but it was a cute little harbor. I would love to have walked around the shops but my dh wasn't going for it.

We thought about staying for the night but just didn't plan ahead enough.

We stopped at a wharf restaurant - nothing fancy, just picnic tables on a wharf overlooking the harbor. I got fried clams and scallops and dh got fried clams and shrimp (so we could share). It was decent but not the best we've had.

It was cloudy at first but then the sun came out. You can tell it was low tide by some of the photos.

There's a footbridge that takes you from one side of the harbor to the other and that would have been nice if I had been able to walk across and shop on the other side!!

Here are a few photos.

Go ahead, make my day....

We went for a long ride today. I'll post about it later. Anyway, when I got home I saw a package and knew just what it was - my blog yummies from Kerry at Three Clover Designs! Check out Kerry's beautiful cards!

Not only did she send me some delicious Halloween papers but also three Halloween stamps and an adorable Amuse card!! Thank you SO much, Kerry, for making my day! I cannot wait to make a card with my stuff!

Finished and unfinished projects...

Well, I had a semi long list to finish during vacation. I got a couple of things done but I never made it to the library, got an oil change, finished cleaning out craft bins.

I did finish the monogrammed cards for a wedding I'm not going to. I need to find more things to monogram. Someone suggested some nice guest soaps. Not sure yet. I can't make it heavy because my df is carrying it to France for me. I so wish I could go.

I did clean out one craft bin but I have two more in my mom's closet that I need to get rid of before we move.

I finished a book, I scrapped, I mailed my dad's bday gift. I don't even remember what else was on there but I ran out of steam.

We may take a ride tomorrow to the Maine coast. We'll see.

Cocktails, anyone?

My day got progressively worse. I can't talk about it but please think good thoughts for my family. I flew through a bunch of easy cards to keep my mind of things.

I started with this little cocktail and enjoyed coloring them in so I kept going. Perhaps this is what I should have had to drown my sorrows?!

I really like this sparkly sugar coated paper from Doodlebug. It's hard to see in the photo but most of the scalloped circles are cut from either orange or teal sugar coated paper. I may have to get more colors. I've had this since CK Manchester and just now pulled it out to use.

The cs is SU and the cocktail & little flower stamps are Amuse. The "enjoy" is a Mike's $1 stamp and the other is Amuse. The ribbon is also Amuse and that little printed card in the lower right is an Amuse note card. The color is really off. I forgot to shut the Ott light off before snapping the photo.

What did I do?...

Today was my first day on vacation alone. I had no particular plans but I do have a list of things to do between today and Thurs. One was to get my Dad's gift in the mail - done.

Another was to get on the treadmill every day. So...after procrastinating online for a while I made myself go on the treadmill. I was going to start with 20-25 minutes but it went by fast so I finished at 35 minutes. I was watching Will and Grace so it was easy to forget what I was doing. Love that show!! Anyway, just as I was getting off the treadmill, I started to get the migraine squigglies in my right eye. It got so bad, I grabbed a few Advil and had to lie down on the couch and cover my eyes. I stayed there for about 20 minutes waiting for them to go away. I slowly got up and took my shower, etc. Now I have a miserable headache that won't quit. I went to the post office to get my mind off it and then I cleaned out a craft bin. It just doesn't want to quit.

I think I'll be logging off and I may put my head down again. So ... I know it's pretty funny that my body can't take the exercise but seriously - what did I do? I'm wondering if the flourescent light bouncing off the t.v. did it or if my body is in shock! LOL but not really funny.

Back from Maine...

We took a drive to Maine today. We drove about 350 miles round trip!

We stopped at our property only to find out the driveway wasn't complete. It's still a little wet up there. They got pounded with rain recently.

From there we headed home the scenic route and stopped for lunch at Long Lake. We got a seat on the deck and enjoyed a delicious lobster roll and a nice view of the water. It was gorgeous and sunny with a light breeze.

Tomorrow we are heading for the MA coast for some tender Ipswich fried clams. Yum! I'll need a serious diet after all of this!

Winning streak.....

I will start by saying I've never been a lucky person with things like the lottery or door prizes. I think my luck is a changin'!!!

I think I posted before about a winning streak I was on when I purchased some chances. Someone I know has cancer. She is very well liked and there was a big fundraiser for her. Anyway, we won three prizes because my mom wrote my name, my dh's, my boys, etc. One was a gc to a delicious local Italian restaurant, the next was a $50 to Longhorns and the third was a big basket of booze! That was my son's gf's prize and they are of age so it worked well. It was huge and had several large bottles of vodka, Southern Comfort, etc. and tons of mixers and glasses.

Last week I was lucky enough to win some blog yummies on Kerry's blog (Three Clover Designs) and I was very excited about that.

Today I was sitting down reading and falling asleep (didn't sleep much last night) when the phone rang. It was my lss letting me know that I won the Memory Box card contest! Of course, it was only a random pick, not talent, that got me that one. It made my day though. I went over to pick it up. It was 50 Memory Box cards and matching envelopes. Very nice!!













































This card probably looks familiar. I posted one something like this a while back using a bird stamp.

My question is, do things really come in threes? If so, I'm due for another win. My dad's bday is coming up and I have to buy him lottery tix (that's what he loves). The last time I bought some he won $100. When I buy for me, I win NOTHING. So I'm hoping I can pick a winner for him! I don't want to be greedy or anything! LOL

Nothing accomplished....

I played a few games last night and then made myself go into my stamp/scrap room. I played with my new Martha punch but didn't come up with a card. I'm trying to make a birthday card for someone in my group who is really talented and I'm stuck. I get myself too stressed about making the perfect card!

While I was doing all that, my dh was in the next room playing guitar. I just love his variety of music. It brings me way back to high school sometimes.

Last night there were a few that I hadn't heard for so long. The two favorites were Santana's Hold On and Grand Funk Railroad's (?) Bad Time to be in Love. What cracks me up is he goes from classic rock to blues like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Buddy Guy and then back to some Yardbirds song (yuck). I love the blues but not the really old tunes.

So, enough rambling. I need to get some work done on my LAST day before vacation!! Yay.

All work and no play....

I was really busy today. I'm trying to get everything done before I go on ....
VACATION!!! Can you tell I'm stoked?!! One more day and it's a short one. I have a mammo & bone density test tomorrow and then I'm done.

I don't have plans to go away or anything. We may take a day trip or two since my dh only gets two of the days off. I really hope to take a ride to the ocean and get some fried clams!!

I'd also like to get myself in a routine. They say it takes 14 times for something to be a habit. I was told this by a hypnotist. Anyway, I'm really overweight and I can't seem to stick with a diet long enough. I think I need to start exercising again to feel better and eat less. So I really hope I can make myself walk daily and stick with it when I go back to work. Then I'm going to start walking up the five flights each morning again. My lungs can't handle it at this weight/shape! Boy, when I'm done with the eating I plan on doing during vacation, I will definitely need it.

An award for me?....

Wow, I am so honored to get this award from Jodi







Now, to pass on the award. Here are the rules:
1. The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.
2. Link the person you received your award from.
3. Nominate up to 7 other blogs.
4. Put links of those blogs on yours.
5. Leave a message on the blogs of the people you’ve nominated.
(p.s. This post was a LOT of work so feel free just to post your award)

Here are the 7 bloggers I am happy to pass this award on to….

Stacy
Maia
Linda
Theresa
Paula
Gaynol
Kerry

The bagel man...

Just had to share about my ds' new job. First of all, it's very exciting that he's working. He's been looking all summer (not too hard though).

So he walked in the door last night from his first real day of work. He had a huge bag of bagels in his hand and a covered cup. He was smiling when I asked what he had. He got all the bagels they were going to trash and the cup was his share of tips for the day. I asked how it went and he said he drank Coolattas all day! LOL You'd have thought he died and gone to heaven. He's looking forward to today because he works til close again which means....more bagels!!!!!!! I guess I better stock up on the cream cheese! I hope the novelty doesn't wear off too soon. :-)

A new combo....

I just love this combination. It was a SCS color challenge a week or two ago(?). I told you...I never do them on time but I get to them eventually. I really love this one (the colors) and would not have put them together myself. I kind of CASE'd one from SCS and I'll try to find it to give credit.

Here you go. It's by TreasureOiler

Cardmaking machine....

We had a quiet weekend. Sat. I cleaned & then we just relaxed. Sun. I felt so lazy! I played games on facebook, read, sat in the sun for an hour (I know...my bad), stamped, read some more and then stamped again. I almost felt guilty! I was a card making machine though.

I made a few more monogrammed cards for the Sept. wedding. I used my Justrite monogram stamps. I'm doing them all in SU bashful blue cs & dp with black. They are very plain but I think she'll like them that way. I stopped making them because I ran out of black. I have some coming in my next order..















I made a bunch of other cards that I can't really post because they are for my bloggy friends! ;-) I'll post this one because I don't think this online friend visits blogs (or I hope she doesn't). I love surprising people with mail!!

In the dead of summer....

This is the first weekend we have absolutely NOTHING going on. I'm not really stoked about it! I do have to give the house a good cleaning but I don't know what for. We haven't had any showings for a while. Watch, the phone will ring now and I'm not ready.

My ds starts his job today. He has tried half heartedly all summer and this is the first he's gotten. I'm worried, nervous and excited. I just want him to do well (and his using my wallet as an ATM could stop too!!).

What's up for your weekend?

Another birdie....

I just love these guys! I was trying to do a "use your scraps" card and ended up using a SCS sketch from a couple of weeks ago. I never do these on time! LOL

I used SU cool caribbean and CTMH pp and yellow cs.












Here's the one I ended up sending to my partner. Jeez, it almost looks Eastery here! I hope it's not!

A few of my favorite things...

We had a big storm last night. It was kind of bright out front so I looked out the front window & door and saw this. It was a double but you can't see it in a lot of the shots. I had to take my umbrella outside and I could barely fit the rainbow in. That's why the flag is in some of the photos (oops - also my for sale sign). I also heard rumblings of thunder so I didn't spend much time out there.

I have to ask my photographer friend why rainbows are so difficult to catch in photos. They were so vibrant in real life! Rainbows are amazing, aren't they?

Weekend and wedding...

Had a good weekend. The cookout on Sat. was fun(the person did NOT get married!). I had a great time catching up with all my cousins - one was in from Oregon. Sun. I went to my future SILs Silpada party and that was nice too. We ended up with two gorgeous days. Sunday was supposed to be stormy but it held off until much later in the day and then it was nasty.

I finally sat down and made a wedding card I need for Sept. I won't be going to the wedding because it's in France. I toyed with the idea but I just can't spend that much money right now. I met her in Hawaii. She was one of my favorites of the group of 8 women I vacationed with. She is much younger than I am but we had a lot of laughs and we really connected. I would have gone for her if it was less expensive.

Here's her invitation. I had to have someone interpret! So I copied the theme for the card. I used SU Bashful Blue cs & dp, a cuttlebug background and some old CM silver paper. I think the pearls are Hero Arts. I love them! I forget who makes that ribbon but I love it. I think I have it in every color.

08-08-08

Sorry, Maia, I had to steal your title! It's too much fun to type!

So what is up for you on this supposedly lucky day?

I heard there's a possibility of someone in my family secretly getting married. Shhhh...

As far as my house, there's nothing happening. I will have my usual boring Fri. night by starting with food shopping. After that sometimes dh and I go out to dinner. Tonight I have to make a dessert or two for a cookout on Sat. I think I will make lemon lush. My family are big into lemon flavored anything and spinach! I usually get asked (or told) to bring spinach squares. During the summer they ask for lemon dessert. It's easy to make and nice and light and delish. Here's the recipe: (ok, this is a little different than mine. I use confectionery sugar - is that what they mean? I found this on allrecipes.com. Can't find my own!).

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup butter, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 cup white sugar
2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant lemon pudding mix
3 1/2 cups milk
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, combine the flour and butter using a pastry cutter until a ball forms. Press into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.

Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar together until smooth and well blended. Spread evenly over the cooled crust.

In another bowl, whisk together the lemon pudding mix and milk for 3 to 5 minutes. Spread over the cream cheese layer. Chill until set, then top with whipped topping.
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Anyhoo, Sat. we have a family cookout and Sun. I have a Silpada jewelry party at my future SIL's. We are finally meeting her family. Should be fun!

Neglectful blogger....

I just got slapped in the butt by Theresa for not updating. I know...I've been very bad. I don't know why. I usually make it my first task in the a.m. before I start work.

I was going to do a piggy back on Stacy's, "Well, I never" but forgot. It's a fun post though. Check it out! I have two more to add:

I've never worked retail.

I've been been divorced (thank God!!).

I've never driven a riding lawn mower (and don't plan on starting).

I think what's happening is I'm spending too much pre-work time playing games on Facebook. hehe I just can't seem to beat my dh!! I haven't even been reading blogs. Weird.

Thanks for the nudge, Theresa! I will try to be better.

p.s. I must have been worn out from the scrapping! LOL I had stampers block last night and played games instead. I see a pattern developing here....

I did it....

I finally scrapped!!!!!!!!!!! Speaking of which, I have to ask....if you are making cards, do you consider that scrapping? My son's gf told me to have fun scrapping as they were leaving. I was making some challenge cards. I've seen others post on SBA that they scrapped but it was cards that they made. I usually say no to scrapping but yes, that I made cards. I guess it doesn't matter as long as I was creative, right?!

Ok, so I'm not the greatest scrapper in the world but here it is. I used my 1.99 Daisy D's paper and diecuts to do this lo that I have been putting off forever. It makes me cry just thinking about it. I used to make banana bread for my Nana and she bragged to the whole group she lived with at an assisted living facility. They used to watch for me coming in the door. I started to hide the breads in a bag so she didn't have to give it to those she didn't like! LOL She was very generous to the nice ones though. Anyway, it meant a lot to her that I would bake her favorite bread and visit. It meant a lot to me that she loved it so much. We used to sit and have a cup of tea and a piece of banana bread.

I'm so happy I finally sat down to do it. I've had the pictures for at least 2 years and couldn't bring myself to scrap it. I also did one titled, Legal, for my son's 21st birthday. I used that black and silver rock star paper. Fun!

Now on to the next wayward lo that has been sitting forever in my stash. It's a picture of my favorite sign in Maine. It's one photo and I always have trouble with that.

Password, password, who's got the password...

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has a gazillion passwords.

I have one for my network logon, one for email, one for the finance system, one for the human resource system, one for the student info system, and God knows how many for personal use - email, facebook, credit cards, etc.

One big question - Why oh why can't sites be standardized so that you can use the same passwords? I know it's safer to have a bunch but, honestly, it's so hard to keep track of them.

I used to use one word which has been with me since high school. I'd add a number to it if a number was required. I would add an "s" at the end if it was too short. Just recently I came up with a new one which I love.

Now when I log into different accounts, I have to guess which one it is so I go through all the little variations.

My other issue is, just when I get use to my password for the above mentioned (work related), they make me change it!!!

How do you keep track of passwords? Don't even tell me you keep them under your keyboard! LOL I can't believe people still do that. I'm thinking of starting a document and listing them but I'm not sure yet. At the moment they are hidden in a file.

Favorite Meme...

Got this from Stacy over at Exceedingly Mundane (not). Let me know if you're playing! ;-)

Sport: Snowmobiling?
Game: Backgammon
Color: Aqua
Movie: Big Fat Greek Wedding
Broadway play I have seen: never seen any
Broadway Musical I have seen: never seen any
Song: Samba Pa Ti (Santana instrumental)
American city I have visited: New York City
Foreign city I have visited: Aruba
Book: Water for Elephants (Sara Gruen)
Children’s Book: The Giving Tree/Shel Silverstein
Classic television show: Mash
Recent television show: Grey's Anatomy
Actor: George Clooney
Actress: Charlize Theron
Perfume: Bath & Body Works Freshwater Cucumber
Food: Mexican
Dessert: cheesecake
Chain Restaurant: Chili’s
Local Restaurant: Scola's (Italian)
Car: Mazda 3 or 6 (this was edited. I orig. said Explorer b/c I drive one but I don't remember doing that!!)
Condiment: Dijonnaise
Kitchen Appliance: Dishwasher!
Home Appliance: Bose docking station (is that an appliance?)
Beauty Product: Cover Girl lipstick (discontinued)
Piece of clothing: Tim Holtz tshirt
HGTV Show: Design on a Dime? I love most of them!
Food Network show: None
Author: James Patterson
Male Songwriter: Eric Clapton
Female Songwriter: Sheryl Crow
Holiday: Christmas
Ballet I have seen: Nutcracker
Disney character: Mickey
Flower: blue hydrangeas
Alcoholic drink: margarita
Non-Alcoholic drink: water
Magazine: Paper Crafts
Animated movie: Bambi
Television network miniseries: none
Season: Summer
Male vocalist: Eric Clapton
Female vocalist: Sheryl Crow
Day of the week: Saturday
Household Chore: laundry
Ice Cream: Pistachio
Candy: Almond Joy
Artist: Tim Holtz (since I couldn't come up with a famous fav!)

Scallops....

I need opinions on this one. I want to know if you think there needs to be a sentiment on the outside. The inside says, "You Take the Cake." I just don't feel like I can fit it but I suppose I could do a little circle off to the side but I almost want to leave it as is. Tell me honestly!!

Lucky me....

Ok, I'm not normally one who wins anything. I never buy scratch tix because the most I've ever won is maybe $2. I have coworkers and family members who win $100 here and $2200 there!! It makes me so mad. I'm happy that they won but I wish I could too!

Anyway, there was a fundraiser this weekend for someone I know who has the big C. She's related to my aunt's husband. She's a great person and it's so sad she has to go through what she's going through. Nuf said. I gave my mom some money to buy chances at the event because I was in Maine. I didn't expect to win a thing, I just wanted to help out.

My mom called and said I won a $25 gc to a restaurant and I was psyched. She put all of our names on the tix so we all had a chance of winning. Then I got a phone call saying that my son's gf won a big margarita basket (dang - shouldn't that be mine? just kidding).

I told my lucky coworker and said I wondered where my third lucky thing was. Then I got a phone call last night that my dh won a $50 to a restaurant!!! I'm very excited but not foolish enough to think if I buy a scratch ticket I'll win.....

How lucky are you?

Bored yet?

You must be bored to death with my cards. I made three tonight. One is the flip version of the birdie card I did the other day. I inked the edges and put paper behind the pp. I think I like it better.

If I had only known it was Linda's (snoopmurph) birthday, I would have sent a card. This one is for you, Linda!! ;-)















The next is for my card group's pink, brown & orange challenge. I used a Splitcoaststampers sketch. I like to try new layouts even if I end up sticking with the same ol' ones most of the time!!











The last one is for new grandparents-to-be. Do you think Happy Waiting is appropriate for the grandparents? I stamped this image at a stamp camp a couple of years ago and thought I'd try to use up some of my stash.

Maine ah-yuh....

We took a quick trip yesterday to see our new semi finished driveway. Itt doesn't look too exciting but it was to us.

Here's a shot of the driveway looking in from the road. A couple more trees need to come out to make it a little easier to plow.















And here's one from the incline that the house will nest into.








We are now at a halt. We'll see what happens on the house. Well, better run. We have a showing at 12:30.

A little birdie told me...

After getting hooked on facebook games last night and chatting with a friend, I finally made myself go to my stamp table and make this card for my boss. She often has a hawk sitting on her window so I thought the birds were appropriate. The stamp is Inkadinkado and I colored in with Copics. The cs is SU cool caribbean and the pp is EK Success. The ribbon is Amuse.

Babies, babies.....

All of a sudden I know several people who have had or are expecting babies (did I say that right?!!). I must have deleted the photos off my camera because they weren't there. I made several boy cards for my two cousins and then I found out my other cousin is expecting. I also made the pink one for a guy at work whose wife is about to give birth any day now.

This is so light! You can barely read the "oh baby" sentiment! I used my new pp that I bought 14 sheets/$1. Gotta love those prices!











I used SU cs on this one and the image and ribbon are also SU. I used Regal Rose, Cool Caribbean & Certainly Celery. Love that color combo. I may have to do a birthday one with that. Can you tell I just love those little pins?!

A splash of color....

My blog has been looking too black and white so I thought I'd post a couple of cards.

I made this for my aunt's bday.













I made this one for a friend who has been sick.












I thought I had some baby cards here but I'll have to post those later.

Answers & clarifications...

Just thought I'd answer a few....

Greenheads are a type of horsefly that really sting when they bite. They come at a certain time of year and last for a couple of weeks. I know they frequent MA beaches but I'm not sure about others. I don't remember them being at Cape Cod all the years we went. Anyway, they are nasty and I'm still scratching like a cat at my bites/welts!!

My dh plays rhythm guitar with a coworker of mine and some other guys. They play classic rock. Some of their current songs: Lord of the Thighs/Aerosmith, Jenny, Jenny (can't remember who does that), Burning for You/Blue Oyster Cult, Wayward Son/Kansas, maybe?, a Steely Dan tune, China Grove/Doobies, Surrender/Cheap Trick. They're really good!

p.s. I did have my SPF 15 and 30 on and I still worry about the damage, but I just can't stay away!

p.p.s. Thanks so much for being such loyal readers! I appreciate the company!!

Weekend update...

No Friday Feast for me because....I was AT THE BEACH!!! I really miss the ocean. We used to go to a family cottage on Cape Cod and it's no longer owned in part by my dh. I really, really miss the beach. Dh doesn't like it any more. He's not supposed to be in the sun, etc. So we've taken a ride to the shore but haven't stopped.

I took a vacation day and went to meet my friend in Plum Island. We relaxed on the beach for several hours. It was so nice! It was supposed to be incredibly hot and muggy. There was a nice breeze at the beach but it was pretty hot when we got back to her house.

Anyhoo, I got sunburned and tanned against my dermatologist's wishes. I look so much better with color!!

Oh - question for anyone who frequents the ocean...the green heads were out and biting. I felt the stings as they were happening but I guess I didn't realize I'd be itching like crazy the rest of the weekend. The bites look like welts or huge mosquito bites. Is that normal?!!

Sat. we cleaned ALL day and rearranged things for our open house on Sun. TWO people came. Grrrrrr....at least it looks sparkly!

Sun. I went to band practice with dh. I got to shop while they practiced for a bit and then I sat and listened. They sounded great! My ears were ringing at the end.

Goosey, goosey gander...

Just had to share this plant too. My boys think it's so cool. It's called Gooseneck Loose Strife. My Maine friend gave me a bunch to plant and they spread like wildfire! It just kind of hangs there like a goose neck as the name implies.

My friend is so into gardening and has gorgeous flowers all around their house. She tries to educate me when we go up there but I'm just not a gardener. I don't enjoy getting my hands dirty with all the bugs and everything that's in the soil. I do love to see things come up and flower though! How about you? Green or black thumb?

Random SWOD...

Just for you, Stacy! Hace calor! This means, "It is hot out." I'm not sure why calor is hot but caliente is also hot for spicy or food hot. Just thought I'd throw one out there since I thought of it on the way in! LOL

Beauties...

Look at these beauties!! I'm loving my hydrangea bush this year as I mentioned before. They are a gorgeous periwinkle now. I cut a handful and put them in a vase.

My mom read that if you want the color I have, put nails in the ground. I guess the color depends on what is in the soil. Luckily I have iron or whatever it is because that's my favorite color of hydrangeas.

Did I mention that hydrangeas are my favorite flower? What is yours?

Fun little image....

I got this image as part of a challenge in my card group. It's pretty cute! I don't own anything like that. I really do like the cutesy images lately. I just bought a cute new Amuse penguin stamp for Christmas. I ran into lss to exchange two things and made myself run back out without looking!! I can't believe I behaved.

It's amazing what people come up with when you have a whole group using the same image. They are always so different.

This was made with old CM printed paper, SU cs in brilliant blue and I have no idea of the yellow name because I hardly ever use bright yellows. I don't know who makes the image either.

Friday's Feast One Hundred Ninety Six

Appetizer

When was the last time you had your hair cut/trimmed? Hehe, just last night!

Soup

Name one thing you miss about being a child. I miss spending time with my cousins at the beach or my grandparents pool.

Salad

Pick one: butter, margarine, olive oil. Butter! Tough choice though.

Main Course

If you could learn another language, which one would you pick, and why? I would learn French since a few of my friends speak it. I already know Spanish.

Dessert

Finish this sentence: In 5 years I expect to be… Relaxing in my vacation home in Maine. Here's a photo of the lake from the beach.

Apricot squares...

I bet you thought I was talking about food again. hehe

Well, I haven't been a good blogger lately. Yesterday I got a new workstation and was without a computer for at least half the day! I went nuts.

I made these two cards the other night that were lifted from Paper Crafts magazine. They did them in greens and I used SU Apricot Appeal. I added ribbon to one. What do you think? Ribbon or no ribbon? They didn't use any. Oooh, sorry it's so light. I must have over lightened when editing!

Jimmy crack corn....

Ok, I guess I better explain myself on the corn. A few of you thought I put sugar on it. Here in New England we have butter and sugar corn just like they have Silver Queen in MD. It has yellow and white kernels and it's very sweet! It's the only kind I really like. If you are ever in New England, do try it. You'll love it!

Relaxing day...

It's been so nice and quiet. We went food shopping today and then came home to play. No showings or looking at houses this weekend. Dh played guitar and I stamped. I made two cards - one for my aunt and an extra for when I need it. I used Stampin' Up designer papers and cs in Cool Caribbean, purely pomegranate ribbon and ink. It's an odd combination but I think it works.

We just finished filets on the grill and corn on the cob. It's not quite there yet but it was delish. It needs another week or two to be perfect butter and sugar corn. Yum! I made dark chocolate brownies and we have mint choc. chip to go on top. I will start my diet again on Monday. It's so hard to lose weight during the summer!!